Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-06

their respective paris N E nambeT %
pIsys. for fhe baaef4 q the Neu Ysrk
public, Is II somewkaa sarprinfnG 10
learn that tee gala for snpEristiva
hesuty 10 not AWARDED % either o. theae,
bat Il 20 70 Instead 70 q Miss Snannon,
vho for foaF weeks dlisd . plaes ID Mr..
Mantairs eampsay. Itiseemittsd thst
Mis- Shannonis setting shcwsd 90 skiil,
and yet ehe was fAptur0eaky recalled
2ftex in9ane ees1eA, and treated 10 an
suount Of 8duiatiCn that is witkout .
parailsl in the seasons FeesFd Even
Ms. L4ngsry's costumes b worn
evoked No saeh erthaaasu n dramatic
Gotham. She wAs yoonR and pFattys
with regular features and p1re bloade
eoupiexion never tainted by powder CO
rouge, and 'sn artless, wiiIful bs4Fin&
~ refreshing - ft VS. rsre. ~NoU Try
% think when OF where yO1 have eveE
seen she fo0tiiehts shile on an aupiast.
cred actress" said al actor recently,
Aand y01 can e0mpgebeud how TIE
sight Of Miss Samoa strikes "a a.
ssmblage. The women lead 10 the Cd
miFstion. She has been the seasons
wonder IN New York
WoMKH 0AMBLKEs IN FASHIONABLE So
cUTT.
The latest and the most wicked fad
comes dirscfIy FROM London, azd con
sists IN roaletts parties made np after
lunches. The bets are not sllosed 70 Be
very hish, bat they are sufficient 20 sx-
cite one. Women are born gamblers.
and will risk anything on the ehaDes,
consequently it is probable that as our
English cousins have approved OF Il
roulette viii obtain, and the little bali
viii toes merrily, fallisg just where
tt IL not wanted 70. HAven't you seen
tts greedy losk In girls eyes for din
ueg fasOFs or progressive euchre prizes,
or any Of the tribes that are considered
proper spoil in society todsyi Think
what that look wOald BE- when no0nsy il
the obisotl Why, nv dear, Fsulette viil
dem0raiixe more women than have
handsome men or tbs divorce courts.
SMALL SOUTHERN FEEr" AND KNEE
HRzEcHks.
A letter 10 The New York Star DEM
from Washi0Rton says The ball vas
II It's height. A hundred couples we're
whiriing Ia ths deliri0us twist OF a soul
ful waltz Of Wattenfel's, when there ap-
pearsd among she dancers handsome
y31IA ACAAlA III AAAAA1laa&AD hNE9AIk
dress. and With the black silk stockings.
knee bresches snd Low. Chartered shoes
Of l776. The avant courier Of the mo-
ment vas not dismayed by the hundreds
Of eyes that we're at once rivesea upon
his legs. The calves thereof evidently
enjoyed frisking around the social pas
ture and kicking up their heels. So
ciety itself Razed Vitk a dazsd and fas-
cinating eye upon them. Il was Q novel
and heshly sensation, and the dainty
maidens vowed the legs we're "iust too
sweet for anything" For my part,
looking at the legs With the cold profess
siouHl eye Of al old stagef, Il was borne
10 upon me that the effect vas trim,
elegant and courtly. No saRginR at the
knees yoH observe. That the knee
bFseches and silk stockings will be ter
ri6o on the people with BIG feet IL too
true. A fat footed Chicago man would
have 10 refrain. With sLell SoutherB
fest and neat, shapely legs, the effect
will be enhancing. Calves, natural or
artificial, however, are indispensable u
the success of the new renaissance in
leg gear. Bat knee breeohss are here,
and Who knsws but they have come to
ssayl